Scientists created a soft robot inspired by elephants, named EleBot, using programmable foam that changes stiffness geometrically.

Brig. Gen. Leslie Groves: After arriving at the Alamogordo base camp on July 15, a brief review of the situation with Oppenheimer revealed that we might be in trouble. The bomb had been assembled and ...

In the jungle of Ghana’s democracy, a strange fever has gripped a once-mighty herd. No, it’s not malaria — it’s something more dangerous: Post-Election Heartbreak mixed with Selective Memory Loss. The ...

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When its fellow zoo mate noticed, it jumped into action. The quick-thinking elephant extended its trunk into the water to create a place for the gazelle to climb out.

But the determined elephant didn’t give up. Cheered on by a crowd, it eventually wrapped its trunk around the gazelle’s horn and pulled it to safety! Watch the elephant pull the scared gazelle from ...

Minecraft gamer Shark reveals a clever Minecraft trick that will blow your mind.

Is there anything cuter than seeing a newborn baby? Their big eyes, tiny size, and wobbly legs as they walk toward their mama, at least if the newborn in question is a baby elephant. Like many ...

The elephant’s trunk is perhaps its most versatile and extraordinary appendage, containing over 40,000 individual muscles arranged in complex patterns. To put this in perspective, the entire human ...

However, that trunk sometimes finds its way into an elephant’s mouth as a result of its sucking reflex. When elephants are born, they experience the same sucking reflex as a newborn baby.

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities.